On Tuesday 11th March, the University of Sydney’s Poche Centre and Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP) welcomed Dr John T. Ward during the official Australian launch of his new book Indigenous Disability Studies.
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Human Rights Lawyers and Aboriginal leaders lodged a complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) on the “discriminatory and punitive youth justice policies” that constitute significant human rights violations against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
As young Irish lads from the ‘North of Ireland’ with dreams of Irish reunification, “Tiocfaidh ár Lá”, and revitalising Irish language and culture, they have become icons of a pro-republican, anti-establishment, and decolonial movement.
A statement from the University of Sydney has confirmed that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Strategy and Services (DVC ISS) is…
Aboriginal Studies is a subject that has seen very low enrolments across NSW public schools. As a new Labor government takes the reins, is it time that we see education reform to mandate Aboriginal Studies in NSW classrooms?
While national and state curricula attempt to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, and experiences are embedded into classrooms, and government policy prioritises that school outcomes for Indigenous students match or better that of their non-Indigenous peers, the implementation is left almost wholly in the hands of teachers.
These disadvantages are linguistic, cultural, and invisible to those who make up a cultural hegemony. Without tearing down these barriers, our justice system cannot serve true justice.
Without thorough involvement with First Nations people, sensitively recognising the higher stakes and enormity of their contribution, events become inauthentic and harmful.
You Can Go Now cannot be considered safe viewing by any means, but it is necessary viewing. It is not a film for delicate constitutions, but for those who are ready for a reckoning.
Even if the act of healing is painful, it is better than suffering in silence among the flames.
